2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE sensor

315
Con
trols
Driving sys tems
Parktroni cis ac tiva tedau tom atically when
yo u switch on the ignition, releas et he
elec tric park ing br ak eor star t th een gine
an d shi ftthe autom atic tr ansmission to D,
R or N.
Pa rktro nicsw itcheso ffat speeds exceed-
in g 18 km /h.Par ktro nicis reac tiva ted at
lo wer speeds. Pa rktronic is deactiv ated
whe nyou shift th e automatic tr ansm ission
to Por secur eth eve hicle with th e elect ric
pa rki ng brake andsw itcho fftheengine.
Parktroni cdetects th ear ea around your
ve hicleu sing six sens ors in the fr ont bump-
er and four sens ors in there ar bumper. 1
Parktroni cse nsors Range of the
sensors
Side view Vi
ew from above
Fro ntsen sors
Rear se nsors
! Pay par ticular at tent ion toobj ects above or
be low thesensors when parking ,suc has flower
pot sor trail er towb ars.Pa rktronic does not
det ectsu ch obj ects when they are in the im me-
diate vic inity of theve hicle. Yo ucould dam age
th eve hicle or theo bjec ts.
P54.65-3122-31
P54.65-3123-31 Centre approx.
100cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 60 cm Centre app
rox. 120 cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 80 cm P5
4.65-3124-31 216_
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317
Con
trols
Driving sys tems Deactivating
/activa ting
1 Toswitch Parktroni con or off
2 Indic ator la mp
6 Press button 1.
Pa rktroni cis deacti vated if ind icat or
lamp 2islit.
!Youm ustdeac tivatetheradar sens or sys-
te m in certain count riesand near radio ast ro-
nomic alins talla tions (
=pag e287).
Par k As sist is an electro nic park ing aid
with radar sens orsan d assists you wh en
parki ngby: !
giving youadi splay ofthe di stan ce be-
twe en yo urvehicl ean dan obs tacle
! giving youa wa rning tone whenyouap-
proach anobs tacle
Pa rk Ass isti sau tom atically activa ted
when th een gine isrunning and yous hift
the autom atic tr ansmission selector lever
to D, R orN.
Pa rk Ass isti sde activated atspee dsex-
ceed ing 18 km /h.Pa rk Assist is reac tiva t-
ed at lowe rsp eeds.
Park Assist is also deact ivat ed when you
shi ftthe autom atic tr ansm ission to Por
swit ch off theen gine.
Wh enthe tra nsmi ssioni sin po sition N,
Pa rkAss isti sdeactivated when you se cure
the vehicle usingthe electri cparki ng
brake.
Park Assist detectsth ear ea around your
ve hicle using four sensor s inthef ront
bu mp erand two sensor sinthe rear bu mp-
er.
P5
4.65-3230-31 Pa
rk Assist * G
Risk ofaccide nt Pa
rkAs sis tis only an ai dand ma y no tde tect
all obstacl es.Pa rk Assist may not be abl eto
de tect an object cor rectly ne ar corn ers or
ve ry sm ooth su rfac es.Pa rk Assist does not
reli eve youo fthe res ponsibilit yto pa yatten-
tion.
Yo uare always responsib lefor safety and
mu st continu eto pay attentio nto your im-
medi atesu rroundi ngswh en pa rking an d
ma noe uvring .O therwi se ,yo ucou lden da n-
ger yoursel fan dot hers. G
Risk ofinju ry Make su
re thatno pe rsons or ani mals are
in the manoe uvring rang e. Ot herw ise, they
cou ldbe inju re d. 216_
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318 Con
trols
Driving systems Ra
ngeof the sensors
Side view
Vi ew from above
i Dueto the extensive de tection ra nge of the
sen sors, there is a possibili tythat Park Assist
may also det ectth efo llowing obstacles and is-
su e a warnin g: !
objects intheg round, e.g. manhole covers,
rail s,road bumps or gut ters
! object sm oving upwards rapidly ,e.g. rolling
service doors
Fro ntsen sors
Rear sens ors
! Pay par ticular at tent ion toobj ects above or
belo wthe sensors when parkin g,suc has flower
pot s,ah ighe rmo unte dcr os sba ro ratr ailer tow-
bar. Park Assist does notdetec tsuc hobje cts
when they are in theimme diate vic inity of the ve-
hi cle. You could dam ageth e ve hicle or the ob-
jects. i
ThePark Assist sensors are inte grated in
th ef ront and rear bump ers. Ma kesure that the
bumper isfree ofdirt ,ice or slush in thear ea of
the senso r,otherwise Park Assis tma yno t fu nc-
ti on corre ctly (
=page 397). Warn
ingdi sp lays
Th ewa rning di splays show thedist an ce
betwee nthe sensor and the obsta cle. The
wa rning displ ayfor the front area isin the
in st rum entcl uste r.Th ewarning dis play for
th ere ar ar eaisat the re arin th eroof trim.
Fr ont area warning disp lay
1 Left-h an d side of the veh icle
2 Right-h andside ofthev ehicle
3 Operationa lre adin ess sy mbol
P54.65-3125-31
P54.65-3126-31 Display
area Centre approx.
100cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 60 cm Display
area Centre approx.
125cm Cor
ners ap
prox. 60 cm P54.32-3397-31216_R
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320 Con
trols
Driving systems
Pa rking Guidan ce is anelectro nicparki ng
ai d with aradar sensor system. It meas-
ures theroad spa ceon both sides of your
veh icle by me ansof th eradar sensor sys-
tem. An appropriate parking spaceis indi-
ca ted and ste ering instructi onsgiven to
park in this space. !
Youm ustd eactivat ethe radar sens orsys-
tem incertain count ries and near radio as tro-
nomical installations. Furt herinf orm ation can be
found in the index under "Radar sen sor system –
swi tchingon /o ff".
Use Parki ng Guidanc efo r parki ngspa ces
wh ich are:
! parallel to the dire ction of tra vel
! onstraight roads ,i.e. not on corners
! onthesa me leve l as thero ad ,i.e. not
on pa veme nts ,fo rin sta nce. Flat kerbs
ma yno tb eidentified byParking Guid-
an ce. Pa
rkin gGu idan ce G
Risk of accident Pa
rking Guidance is onl yan ai dan dma yin-
di cat eparking spaces which ar einap prop ri-
at e, e. g. where parking is forb idde n,infront
of driv eways, on unsuitabl esurfaces etc.
Pa rking Guidance disp lays the parking
sp ace sym bolicall yinthe instr umentclust er
as it was whe nth epa rking sp acewa sin itia l-
ly me asured when the vehi cle dr ove past it.
Su bsequen tch an ges to the parki ngspac e
ar enot ta kenin to acco un t,e. g. ifthe vehicle
pa rking in front ofor behind it chang es its
pos itionor obstacl esare moved into the
par king space .Mo ving ob jects arenot dis-
pl ay ed, e. g. pedest rian sor passing veh icles.
Pa rking Guidance does not relieve you of
yo ur responsibil ity to pay attention. Yo uma y
ca usean ac cide nt or injure yourself or oth-
er s if you rely purely onParking Guidance.
Yo uar ea lway sre sponsi ble fo r saf etyan d
mu stpayatte ntion to yo urimme diatesur-
ro und ings when parkinga nd manoeuvr ing. G
Risk of inju ry Make su
rethat no pe rsons or animals are
in the ma noeuvring ra nge. Ot herwis e,they
co uld be injur ed. 216_R
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352 Con
trols
Sl idin g/tilting sunroof
Whe nyo u lock the vehicle, you can close
the side windows andt he slidi ng/tilting
su nroof simulta neou sly. With
thekey
6 Point the key atthedri ver’s door han-
dle asillustrated.
6 Press the ‹button to lock the vehi-
cle.
6 Keep the button pressed until the side
windows and the slidi ng/tilti ng sun-
roof have clos edfully.
6 Make sure that allth eside windows
an d the slidi ng/tilti ng sunroof are
close d. Wit
hKE YLESS GO*
1 Sensor surface on th edoor hand le
6 Tou chthe sensor until the side win-
dows and th e slid ing/tilting sunroof
ha ve clos ed fully.
i Makesure that you onlytouc h the sens or
surfac e.
6 Make sure that allt he side wi ndows
an dth eslidi ng/tilti ng sunroof are
closed. Co
nveni ence cl osing G
Risk of inj ury Make
sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
as you close the side window san dthe
sl id ing/ tilting sunroof .Pr oc ee das follow sif
da nger threat ens:
With thekey:
! Releas ethe ‹ button.
! Keep the Πbutton pressed unt il
th es idew indows and the slid ing/ tilting
su nroof have opened again.
Wi th KEYL ESSGO *:
! Release the senso ron the door handle.
! Pull the door handle andh old it firml y.
Th es ide windo wsandth esliding /tilting
sunroof* open. P8
0.20-2837-31 P80.61-2197-31216_
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367
Con
trols
Features
Ve hicles withou tNight Vi ewAssist*
1 Areas of winds cree ntran spar ent to ra-
di o wa ves(o nthe left an dright of the
ra in se nsor cover)
2 Rain sensor cover
3 Area of wi ndscreen tra nspa rent tora-
di o wa ves Vehi
cles with Ni ght Vie w As sist*
1 Areas of wind screen tra nspar ent to ra-
di o wave s(o n the left of the rain sensor
cove r)
2 Rain sensor cover
3 Area of wind screen tra nspare ntto ra-
di o waves
Th erem oteco ntr olint egrated intherear-
vi ew mi rror allo wsyouto operat eup to
three di ffer ent door and gate systems.
i Thegarage door opener is onl yavailable
fo rc ert ain coun tries .Ob serve the legal require-
ment sinall cou ntries con cerned. The
HomeL ink®
ga rage door ope neris
co mp atibl ewith most gate and garage
do or op eners in Europe. Detailed info rm a-
tion on Hom eLink®
an d/ orcomp atible
pr od uct scan beobta ined:
! ata Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice Ce ntre
! via the free -of-c hargeHo me Link ®
hot-
li ne (0)0 8000 466354 65oralterna-
ti ve ly +49 (0) 683 9907 277 (w ith
cos ts)
! on the Interne tat www.home link.com
Remot econtrol inthe rear -view mirror
1 Indicat orlamp
2 Tran smitter button
3 Transmi tter button
4 Transmi tter button
P67.10-2256-31
Gara
gedoor opener*
P82.10-4414-31 P68.05-2121-31216_R
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394 Operation
Ca
re
Th eval ue ofyo ur ve hicle will be retained by
regul arand prope rca re. Th ebest way to
protect yo urveh icle from harm fulen viron-
me ntal in flue nces is towa shitan duse pro-
te ctive tre atme nts regul arly.
Mercedes -Ben zre co mm ends th atyou
tre atthe paintwork twi ceaye ar (e.g.in
sp ring and in autumn ).
i It is advis ableto useMe rcede s-Be nz care
prod ucts. They are designed specifi cally for
Me rced es-Benz veh icles and represe ntthe state
of thea rt.Me rcedes-Benz care produc tsare
available fr omany Merced es-Benz Service
Cent re.
Sc ratche s,co rrosi vedeposits, area sa f-
fect edbycorros ion and da magecaused by
neg lect or inadeq uate care cannot alwa ys
be comp letel yrep aired. Insu ch cases, vis it
aq ualified specialist worksho pimm ediate-
ly ,e.g. a Mercedes -Ben z Service Ce ntre.
Re pair dama gecaused byloos echi ppings
an d rem ovet he following immediate ly:
! Insect remains
! Bird droppings
! Tree resin !
Oils an dgre ase
! Fuel
! Tarst ains
! Donota ffix:
! unsuita ble stic kers
! films
! mag netic plat esor similar
to paint edsurfac es, ot herwise you could dam-
age the paint work. !
Do not park the vehicle im mediately for an
ex tended period aft ercleanin g,partic ularly af ter
cl eanin gth ew heels wit hwheelclean er.Wh eel
cl eaners may lead toincreas edcorrosion on
brak edis csand brake pads /linings. Generally
park theve hicle at opera ting temp erature after
cl eanin g. Au
tomat iccar wash
Yo uca nclea nth eve hicle in an automa tic
ca r wash from the very star t,bu t prefera bly
one wi thhigh -pre ss urewa sher jets.
Do not useabrus h-free autom atic car
wa sh that uses chem icalag en ts to wash
the vehicle.
If the veh icle is ver ydirty, prewash it be-
fo re you drive into the car wash.
! Make su retha t the windscreen wiper swit ch
is set toM (= page 253), ot herwise the rain
sensor could be ac tiva ted, for example, and trig-
ger in advertent wiper swe eps.Th isco uld res ult
in damag etothe vehicl e.
Af terusin gan autom atic ca r wash, wipe off
wax or othe rchemi calre sidu es from the
winds cree n. Thiswillprevent smearing. Care
G
Risk of poisoni ng Al
wa ysfollow the inst ructions forus ing the
care produ cts.
Alwa yskeep care products tightly closed
and ou tof thereach of children. H
Environ mental note Di
spose of emptycont aine rs,c lean ing
clot hsand pol ishi ng wads inan enviro nm en-
tall yre sponsible manner. Ca
re of the ve hicle 216_R
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396 Operation
Ca
re i
Sunscr eenfoil re trofit tedto the inside of the
windows could int erfere wit hradioor mobile
phone rec eption, espec ially if these foil sare con-
duc tive or metallically coated. Information
abou tsuns cree nfo ilca n be obtained fro many
Me rced es-Benz Service Centre. Cleanin
gthe headlam ps
6 Clea nthe headlamp lens es with a
da mp cloth.
! Onlyus e was herfluid whic his suitable
for plas tic lense s.Unsuitable was herfluid could
damag ethe plas tic le ns es ofthehe adlamps.
Therefore ,do not use dry clot hs ,abrasive prod-
uc ts, solvents or cleaning agent sco ntaining
solven ts.Y ou could oth erwise scrat chor da m-
age the sur face ofthe lenses. Pla
stic trim
! Donot use dry, coars eor hard clot hsand do
no tscrub .Yo u will ot herwise scrat ch or damage
th e surfaces. Light
soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). As a cl ean-
in g agen t,use asmall amoun toffo ami ng
gre aseso lvent (e.g. washing up liquid) di-
luted inwater.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry.
He avy soiling
Wi pe pl astic part swi th ada mp ,lin t-free
cloth (e.g.a mi crofibre cloth). Us easo l-
vent-fre ean dn on-ca ustic clea ning agen t.
Mercede s-Be nz re comm ends th atyouus e
a Me rced es-B enz pro duct.
Th esurface may have adiff erent shade af-
te rc lean ing. The norma lsh ade wi llre turn
if you waitfo r th esurface to dry. Distronic
*or Dis troni cPl us*
1 Distroni c/Distronic Pl uscover
2 Add itional sensor sfor Di stronic Pl us
6 Turn the key to position0 in theignition
lo ck.
6 Cleancover 1in the radiato rgrille
with water, shampoo and a softcloth.
6 Clean the part ofthebu mper near the
se nsors 2. Driving
systems
P88.40-2623-31 216_R
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